Qualidade de vida e saúde mental dos estudantes de medicina na primeira onda da covid-19 no Brasil

Abstract

Quality of life (QoL) has been negatively affected due to the COVID-19 pandemic. People have been shown to be particularly vulnerable to the mental health and well-being issues. In this cross-sectional study, the data from 162 medical students were collected through an online survey between August and September 2020. The students reported their sociodemographic

data, health status, lifestyle habits, and QoL by means of the Short-Form Healthy Survey (SF- 36) instrument, which allows assessing components of mental health (CSM). Student's t test

and analysis of variance (ANOVA) allowed us to analyze the relationships between the explanatory variables and the SF-36 domains. Multiple linear regression was used to assess potential predictors of QoL. There was a predominance of female, heterosexual and single participants. Being female was a predictive factor associated with lower QoL scores in the components of social functioning, emotional, mental health, and overall mean. Participants who accessed electronic tools for physical activity (eTool-PA) had higher vitality and mental health scores than those who did not. This study showed the impact on medical students' QoL during the first coronavirus wave. The practice of physical exercise could be a coping strategy to maintain satisfactory QoL and mental health.